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Progressive Approaches to Psychosis
This training introduces a disability justice-centered framework for understanding psychosis. Participants will learn empowering, person-centered language for discussing experiences of psychosis in ways that reduce stigma and avoid pathologizing. Through didactic instruction and videos featuring individuals with lived experience, participants will explore culturally responsive approaches to engaging and supporting adults experiencing psychosis. Participants will learn practical strategies for building trust and fostering collaborative relationships with individuals experiencing psychosis. The training will also highlight strengths-based approaches that promote hope, autonomy, and meaningful community participation for individuals ...
Disaster Relief and Preparedness
Disasters impact not only our physical environment, but also the mental health and resilience of our communities. This training explores the diverse ways disasters affect individuals and providers, offering tools such as psychological first aid, long-term recovery strategies, and methods for fostering community resilience. Designed for healthcare providers, social workers, educators, and frontline staff, this session emphasizes practical skills for both professional and personal use. This workshop will equip participants with strategies to better support themselves and the communities they serve during times of crisis.
Motivational Interviewing: An Overview
Change is a difficult concept to embrace for many individuals and can be especially difficult for those who struggle to see its long-term benefits or feel a lack of control over their situation. Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based practice that supports individuals with addressing a current behavior or problem, challenging ambivalence towards change, and engaging in positive change. In this course, providers will gain an understanding of the four basic principles of motivational interviewing and the techniques that comprise the OARS (Open-ended Questions, Affirming, Reflective Listening, ...
ACT and FACT Transitions in Care
This training will focus on clients who transition from Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) to a lower level of care. Participants will examine the layered issues that underlie these transitions from an intensive program to a less intensive program, from a graduation that resulted in a client achieving their goal(s) to a disengagement, where a client may experience an ambivalent separation from the ACT program. Participants will review existing decision-making tools and readiness scales that not only inform transitions from ACT but also address provider concerns ...
Clinical Supervision in ACT and FACT
Clinical supervision serves as an important high leverage intervention for mental health professionals providing intensive mental health services on Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams. The quality of clinical supervision has a profound impact on clinician burnout, job satisfaction, and competence, which can in turn impact client outcomes. This training will introduce the core components of clinical supervision on ACT and FACT teams and discuss practices that support the formative and restorative functions of supervision. The training will discuss common ...
FACT Training Series
The FACT training series is offered by our partners, the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS). This 5-part training series, offered quarterly in live virtual-only format, is available to staff on FACT teams and ACT teams serving justice-involved clients.
Client Outcome Measures and Data Reporting
As part of implementing ACT and FACT, practitioners will complete a Client Outcome Assessment Battery (COAB) with clients when they enroll with the team, every 6 months while they continue to work with the team, and when they discharge from the team. Completing outcome measures helps ensure that ACT and FACT are improving clients’ lives in real and meaningful ways. Measures can also benefit your team’s everyday clinical practice by serving as tools for developing personalized treatment plans and helping the team identify areas where ...
Clinical Supervision Training Series
This training series is intended for current or aspiring clinical supervisors. This training series includes the following two topics, which participants may choose to attend individually or in combination: Core Competencies of Clinical Supervision Clinical Supervision in Difficult Times
Daily Clinical Management in ACT and FACT: Using Operational Practices to Support Clinical Interventions
This training is specifically designed for frontline and administrative behavioral health professionals who are part of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams. Participants will receive a concise overview of the Daily Team Meeting (DTM) process that supports clinical service delivery within the ACT framework. The training will provide an opportunity to develop action-oriented skills focused on team planning, demonstrating how daily clinical management strategies in ACT can enhance and uphold fidelity. Additionally, the training will explore effective skills and best practices for engaging and reinforcing natural supports to promote the growth and well-being of clients facing serious ...
Maximizing ACT and FACT Service Array for Program Effectiveness
Assertive community treatment (ACT) and forensic assertive community treatment (FACT) teams serve as “one-stop treatment shops” that provide a comprehensive array of clinical and supportive services to clients with significant behavioral health concerns and high service needs. Offering a complete array of services within the ACT or FACT team, rather than referring clients to external providers, is critical to ACT and FACT’s effectiveness at increasing clinical stability and promoting community functioning among high-needs clients. This training will introduce the range of services offered by high-fidelity ACT and FACT teams. Participants will learn how embedding evidence-based practices within ACT and FACT can improve clients’ recovery outcomes. The training will also highlight how ...
